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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30
Local Happenings.

Mr.. L. l.. Thompson and family left fol
Omaha last Monday there to make their flu
ture home. Mr.. Thompson was prominent
and universally respected citizen here, and
his decision to change his residence is to be
regretted.
| Mr.. J. s. Herman the man who wake d
5000 miles in lO4 days, will give an athe-
letic exhibition at the old fair grounds May
ODD
The Ottawa High School Alumni banquet
will take place the 9th Of May.
The building occupied by V. G. Harris &
Co. is having new front put in it. Mr.
VIM. Iayne is doing the work.
The st. COLUMBIA parsonage will have a
new sidewalk.
DR.. Sanders is sick at Dayton, and is
unable to return home.
The tea served at the Congregational
church last Wednesday evening was highly
entertaining and pleasant affair We under
stand that there will be one more Of these
entertainments given before the summer
vacation.
New frescoing adds to the appearance of
IIess's ice cream parlors.
Deputy Sheriff Smith has left the DIRT
and d ust of Streator to make his home in
balmy Ottawa.
A gospel meeting will be held Monday
eve in the Baptist church by the Youths
Christian Association.
The Ottawa Gun Club will give an exhibi-
ton shoot next Wednesday.
Prof. Coltons geology class expects to
picnic at Starved Rock today.
The Ottawa High School Sophmores have
purchased and hung up some fine pictures
in their room. These engravings represen
Irving and his literary friends at Sunny
Side, and Westminster Abby. They add
greatly to the looks of the room.
George Cunningham of Streator, was
brought to Ottawa last Monday, aljudged in
sane, and taken to the county house. Cause,
| religious excitement.
A new fence adorns the property of Mr..
Eugene Wideman, west side.
The residence of Ma or Widmer, OF the
west side, has been much improved with
paint,
Richard Farrold, who assaulted Mrs.
Me,zler, was adjudged insane Tuesday and
acquitted.
Mr.. Defenbauch, of Streator, had a serious
accident with his horse last Monday, and in
consequence thereof he has one less horse
The animal became frightened in passing
over culvert bridge and plunged into the
ditch. Mr.. Defenbauch escaped injury, but
the horse was killed.
Mr. Henry Rochelle returned this week
to Laramie, Wyoming, where he is erecting
q glass factory. The women all vote out
there, he says, and the elections are as quiet
and orderly as prayer meeting.
The installation Of the new officers Of the
Patriarchs took place last evening at their
hall.
That large brush pile in the ditch near
Pearl street has at last been burned.
The new game law will interfere with Tom
McDermott and his hunting lie can't shoot
qsail or prairie chicken for three years now
30 he will have to confne his attention to
that fox which ranges in the south part Of
town, or else get on his Mother Hubbard
pants and go fishing.
The work of cleaning up the rubbish or
, the west side Is progressing finely.
|, Work on Mr.. Geo. Hull's new resi- lence ID
progressing rapidly.
There are number Of new tile walks on
the ives, side.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30
Excitement IN Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in the
vicinity of Paris, Texas, by the remarkable
recovery Of Mr.. J. E. Corley, who was so
helpless he could not turn in bed, or raise
his head; every body said he was dying Of
Consumption. A trial bottle of DR.. King
New Discovery was sent him. Finding re.
lief, he bought large bottle and box of
DR.. Kings New Life Pills; by the time he
had taken two boxes Of Pills and two bottles
of the Discovery, he was well and had gained
in flesh thirty pounds.
Trial Bottles of this Great Discovery for
Consumption free at d. Lorriaux'.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30

u Snn will buy "A fair house, i've rooms, large iot
sNOUU fruit and shrubbery. Easy payments
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30
Personal.
Personal.
William Brewer, OF onica


Bprwrn.--Mr. William Brewer oil '"''"'
20 il visiting friends in Ottawa
sr,,,wArER.-Mr. william saltwater "eh'
a. Alron Ohio, this week to accept 4" posi-
,;.u with bis uncle as clerk.
c,>pen,-Mr. Geo Gamblers has returned
10 Peoria, after a pleasant visit with his par
snts. u,
ONru-Rey. Father Chas, O'Neil, OF III
paso was the guest OF Father r. an OF TINS
city, recently, Gu, -,
MYrns.-Chas. Myers of La sa''e' pa'u
cur town visit this week
Pr,yy-Mr. Emmett Fecny has accepted
, nosi,ion In the Gault House, Chicago
JoL,rr.-ArcLi,ect Allen, Of Streator' has
removed 10 Joliet.
KrlLn-Henry Kelly is now freight
AGENT At N c., Is. & Q. depot.
cuyr,pp Mrs. Theresa Clifford, of Hunt
ina,on. Ind, is visiting friends and relatives
in Ottawa.
CooMns.-J. X. Coombs, clerk OF the Ap
,ellate Court, of this city, has been granted
An increase Of pension,
UorrMAy.-County Treasurer A NJ hoh
man left the city on Wednesday night Tor
Ackley, Iowa, where, it is believed, change
of air and scene will hasten his recovery
which has made gratifying progress OF late
C,rr.-On Monday evening Capt ). H.
Blanchard was reelected Captain OF Co D.
4th Regt OF this city
woRK.-w. II. Hull and Jacob Chris'mnn
represent the lodge Of A. o. U w, Of this
city in the Grand Lodge at Galesburg this
week
Gmsoy.-Mrs. W. l.. Gibson has returned
10 her home at FL Dorado, Kansas.
FnAzELLg,-Mrs NJ. Frazelle, of Ohio, is
the guest ef Il. F. Bull and family.
MuLLErr Miss Mamie Mullett Of Gin
ton. Iowa. who has been wishing the Misses
Porter Tor the past few weeks, returned to
her home last Wednesday.
HoMg.-Phillip Gooseman returned this
week from Ohio, where he b,s been spend
ing the wintor.
HuaT.-John Mailman, a miner at Srea.
tor was seriously hurt last Monday by
getting caught in the cage" and badly
bruised. Fears are entertained for his
recovery life.
Prorr.-Mrs. D. A. Pyott, OF Chicago, is
in Ottawa visiting Mrs T. 4. Mckinley.
TrrUs.-Mr. W Is. Titus will attend the
State Congregational Convention at Spring
field next week.
HoME.--A. Alschuler has returned home
from II trip through Missouri and Iowa. He
vas accompanied by his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Kline, and his grandson, Of CorydOn,
Iowa, who will remain here for few weeks.
GoDPaEY.-Mr. Philip Godfrey, who has
been seriously Ill the past few weeks, is :
slowly getting better.
HAnRIs.-Mrs. J. o. Harris, who has been ,
very i'll for some weeks, and at times not
expected to live, is very slowly mending.
and yesterday her family felt very hopeful '
Of her ultimate recovery.
EAsr.-Mrs. I. N. BEEN, Mrs. Judge II
and Mrs. s. II. Blanchard have
been in Columbus. Ohio, this week attending
The wedding of Mr.. Cornell, son Of Mrs. |. "
v. BEEN. They will be absent another week
We believe. Ct
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30
Probate Court.

Letters Of Guardianship TO Ellen Scho
field, guardianship of Emma and Minni'
Schofeld.
Ptttcons. Petition for order to turn oIoi
chat,les to heir Of Elizabeth Eeliick'
estate Petition to discharge guardian
estate Of Anna Boutwell,. Petition for orde'
70 sell real estate in estate Of Vim. b. Ma
gee. Petition 10 settle claim against estate
of Isaac Gage. Petition TO modify order
to sell claims Of the estate of Samuel Eus,uS
Letter, Of Admnistrat,on.--To Henry
Gum, Jacob Burgess and Geo. L. Pratt, in
estate Of Eugene lIamer.
Characteristic of Mary Egan, claim Of
Geo. Blake. $9ll; Peter Russell & Son,
$i2 %; Ottawa County Association, $1,000;
Mrs. Slick Hossock, $50. Estate of VIM.
Magee, claim Of admr., $4,000. Estate of
Joseph Johnson, claims Of r. d. Mcdonald,
$3.50, and F. Cummings, $l0.50. Estate
of Peter Noel, claim of Schwering, $500
Estate of l.. j. Green, claim Of Daniel
Harrow, continued case Estate Of Michael
Helm, claim of George Raymond, $2O.5O.
Estate of Elijah Dimmick, $63o3. Estate
Of DAHL Schneider, claim of admir-, S2O.5
Estate Of John Callehan, claim Of Mary
Peters, S274.45. Estate Of John II. Strawn,
claim of j s. Underhill, $685.. Estate of
same, claim of +. Strawn, 81 POI %; of
Agnes Bullock, S2l056. Estate Of John c.
Baker, claim of G. S. Terson, $40. Estate
Guy Richly, claim Of l.. b. Black, $500.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30

CIJnJCE UoMMODIOUS Dwelling, moderi
OI1OlCE, improvements, oood barn' wv
lots, east side. A decided bargain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30

The notorious Pete Weast of Streatol
has completed his short term (shert enough
as given by the jury, but shortened by Gov
Oglesby) for the murder of Parks, on the
24th, and has returned to Streator. The
local papers do not mention whether or no
he was me: by brass band and had a re
ceptiOn at the Plumb house, rs on the ocCa
sion Of his last visit by grace of his excel
lency, the Governor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30
Good Pasturing.

GOOu fASturinS.
Shade and water, at Reddick's farm. En-
Quire at Peter Egan's livery stable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-30
From Freedom.

FREEDOM, April 27-Miss Julia Nc
Graw, who has been visiting In Ottawa,
has returned home.
X. Porten starts tomorrow for Nebraska.
JAS Smith will teach In Dist. No. 6, this
summer RILEY.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
Forests of the United States.

The following is taken from recently issued
report from the Department of Agriculture at
Washington: "The forest area of the United
States seems to be less than $50, 100000 acres, of
which more than 100000 acres yearly are de-
stroyed by fire; and to supply the needs of fuel,
ties lumber etc., it is estimated that certainly not
less than $1,000 900 acres are denuded, altogether
an area of $1,000 acres per diem the product re-
presenting value of more than S700, 200, 900 per
annum.
"The consumption of the forests in supplying our
railroads with ties is enormous and increasing with
the rapid extension of the roads. 1t is estimated
the building of existing roads has taken the avail
able timber from area as large as the States of
Rhode Island and Connecticut, and that to keep
them in repair by replacing decayed ties with lew
ones requires annually the yield of more than
500, 900 acres.
GIN 1853 the forest area of Ohio was 1927 per
cent of the area of the state. In 1881 it was but
22.53 per cent. A similar rapid consumption of
the forests has taken place in other states. In
many cases the flow of streams has been lessened
or made irregular by the removal of the forests
from their vicinity. Floods and droughts have
become more frequent and destructive from the
same cause, and agriculture and manufacture have
suffered greatly in consequence. The consumption
of the forests so far exceeds their growth that, if
no effective measures are taken to check the de-
cline the forests would entirely disappear within
hundred years. The great pine forests of the
Northwest will hardly last till the close of the
present century"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
The Country School and the Farmers Boy.


The country school is prominently the farmers
school, In 1t the great majority of the farmers of
day received their education, and in it the great
majority of those of the next generation will re-
ceive the whole of their schooling.
Is the country school doing what it should for
the farmers boy? Is it giving to the boy who
will remain on the farm that kind of an education
which will be the best preparation for lifes work
What is an education for? Why should boy
spend so much time in the school-room? The pur-
pose of boys education is to fit him for his work,
whatever that may be. The education given in q
country school ought then to fit the boy to be a
successful farmer, for that is to be the profession
of most country school-boys.
What education does the farmers profession de-
mand? The ability to read, write, and understand
the English language and to make readily all the
ordinary numerical calculations connected with
his business-this is all, some say, that farmer
needs and this is practically all that many of the
schools supply. But is this enough? Shall we
set the standard of education for the farmer at the
very lowest notch? Shall we in this way say that
the poorest education is sufficient for the farmer |?
We certainly do not think that farming is the &C.
cupation for which the poorest education is sufi-
cient. Give the boy opportunity to become &C
quainted with the things around him. Put the
study of soils, plants, animals, etc., into your
schools. Ask your schoolteachers to give instruc-
ton of this kind. Demand of them that they
know enough to give such instruction in the right
,cay. If you will demand only the best of teachers
for your children you have these things taught
to them; but if you are willing to take, year by
year, the young and poorly prepared teachers, the
work will not and can not be done. You will have
to pay roundly for such efficient teachers; but will
it not be the best economy in the long rum for are
they not to instruct your children for their whole
life's work
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
People Who Buy Cheap Teams.
Turf Field and Farm.

Turf, Field and Farm.
The number ofpeople who want cheap turnouts
is on the increase. At least the fellows who ad-
vertise to sell horse, wagon and harness at ruin
Gus sacrifice do quite business. Scarcely day
passes that suckers do not float into their nets.
Here is sample advertisement: "Hambletonian
mare, 1853, speedy, guaranteed sound and kind /;
perfect, no tricks, no faults, lady drive her,
worth 81, 900, will sell for $3.50. Brewster wagon,
good as new cost $3.50; price, s175 fine road
harness; used twice cost S125; price $35. Owner
going to Europe" This is attractive on paper,
but the trusting soul who calls at the private
stable and pays $3.50 for what is represented to
be worth $3.50 gets the worst of the bargain.
Dan Walton, who knows all the ms and outs of
the trade, says that the horse was picked up for
$125, that the cost of the harness was SIS, and
that the actual cash expended for the wagon was
500. The outfit for which the gudgeon pays
$780, in the belief that it is worth three times that
same, can be duplicated for $3.50. The wagons
are made in this city, the harness in New Jersey,
and the horses are bought at the cheap auctions
The swindling advertisers do a thrifty trade, and
scores of we'll meaning but misguided people are
taken in every week. The only remedy seems to
be in the education of the people. road turnout
can no more be purchased for one-third of its
value than pound of beef or mutton. He who
acts upon different theory will surely get bitten
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
Don't Be Too Smart.
Sunday american.


Smartness is something like fire. A certain
amount of it, kept under control, is very useful
and effective element but too much of it is dam
gerous. This is illustrated every day in business
and social life. The smart man booms ahead until
he gets up too much steam, and all of sudden
there is wreck. This kind of smartness looks
upon the world as numbering old coach. Ordi-
nary business is too slow crit. 1t wants to travel
at lightning express speed all the time. 1t wants
to be perpetually starting schemes like Colonel
Sellers. 1t tries to manipulate all the work it
enters into. Occasionally it makes fortunes. Of
tener it loses them.
Unusual smartness is necessarily speculative
quality. 1t will not be bound down by rules of
business. 1t scars. Instead of trying to climb
the ladder it attempts to fly up to the top at once
1t fails to see that all substantial success is the
product of energetic accumulation. 1t will not
learn the lesson of patient industry from the lives
of great men. 1t closes its eyes to the fact that
in all enterprises prudence and hard work are the
secrets of permanent results. 1t shoots high.
Sometimes it hits, but mostly it misses. Too much
smartness is dangerous, not only to itself, but to
all who believe in it.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
Physical Education Of Youth.
PHILADELPHIA Times.


One Of the most important of the many modern
improvements lately introduced into the best
schools is the systematic physical training of the
pupils. Every body knows how impossible must
be the healthy development of child if his men
tai faculties are trained at the neglect of his bod
fly health, and yet many teachers, and most pa
rents, seem to act upon the theory that if only a
child can be made to study, his physical training
will take care of itself.
An illustration of the working of this theory in
the public schools was lately given in New York,
where Congressman Brice offered the nomination
to cadetship at Annapolis to the boy in his dis
trict who should pass the best competitive exam
ination. Twelve lads, between the ages of four
teen and eighteen, presented themselves for the
trial, but not one of the twelve was found to an
swer the physical qualifications required for adj
mission to the Academy. One rejected be-
cause he was under the minimum stature, but the
others for i'll health-three for defective eyesight
and four for malformation of the chest or heart
troubles.
This single experience is very instructive. No
doubt these were all bright lads and the pride of
their parents and teachers. But while they were
bending over their books at school nobody had
ever thought it worth while to consider what was
likely to become of their lungs or their hearts or
their eyes, and the poor boys find themselves, on
the threshold of manhood, without the health or
strength that might have opened to them bright
career. 1t is essential that the boys and girls of
both public and private schools be made to spend
less time in the study and class room and more in
the gymnasium and playground, under guidance
not less careful in the latter case than in the
former.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
How Modern Hymns Are Written.


Know that man? It's VIM. II. Doane, and he
makes $40 900 year writing hymns, or rather
that's the royalty he gets. He is engaged with
Fay Co., but in his leisure moments he hunts
around and finds touching bit of poetry and he
words it into hymn. Oh, it's paying business
beats any kind of writing ever heard OF, but it's
not everybody that can catch on to that sort of a
style. It's harder than writing variety songs or
even Ledger stories or detective yarns Of blood
and thunder romances. You see, man must
have some of the divine aflatus mixed with good
deal of piety in order to be an hymnolo
gist. He lives in a fine residence on Mount Au-
burn and some time ago he had falling out with
John Notwithstanding about boundary line.
The got the matter in the Courts, when Mitchell
said he'd fix him, so he erected long row of
three-story bricks right adjoining. He said he
was going to put up hundred, but he only got
as far as seventy.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11
Senator Sherman at Home,

As regards his family relations, it is pleasant
to say that he is model of excellence. In his
own household he is the most kindly of men. He
has an eighteen-y ear-old adopted daughter-he
has no children of his own-who thinks it the
most preposterous thing in the world that anybody
should feel any awe of her father. Mrs. Sherman
a handsome, dignifed woman, is good deal like
Mr.. Sherman. A little stiff by nature, she wisely
avoids gush, but nobody ever heard of Mrs. Sher-
man deserving friend or being guilty of thu
slightest act of rudeness snobbishness. She has
by gradual degrees established an euviable posi-
ton in Washington, where the general belief il
that Mrs. Sherman is always as good as her wore
and little better, too. Mr.. Sherman, from now
on,Iwill be engaged in perfectly square, above
board fight for the Republican nomination. HI
does not expect the nomination to be thrust upor
him. Presidential nominations in these days dom
60 that way. If he doesn't get it he will 60 t
work in his deliberate effective way for his rival
If he does get it he will make one of the creates
executive officers the world ever saw.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11

In our Furnishing Goods Department we are
selling the braided edge Genuine Mexican Ham
mocks at Csc. each. We have them in plain white
and fancy colored cords. These goods are selling
elsewhere at S1.50. We sell frst-rate, strongly
made Hemp Cord Hammocks for re. You can
not buy them in other stores for less than S1.25.
Now, while we're talking about things in our
Furnishing Goods Department, we'll just say that
this one department of our business is really a
store ,ohin a store, so complete and perfect is its
assortment and variety of goods. We sell more
Mems Furnishings of every description than any
three exclusive stores in Baltimore combined
We are Importers, Manufacturers and Buyers, and
sell at prices lin many ipstances) less than small
dealers have to pay for their goods. The great
success of our Furnishing Department is fully es-
tablished in the fact that business in this
branch alone has increased three fold since last
January. Stock includes goods from ordinary up
to the very finest qualities. Shirts, Collars Cuffs,
Hosiery, Underwear, Neckwear, Gloves, Umbrel-
las, in fact everything that you would expect to
find in irst-class establishment, and more too.
MARLEY & CAREw.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-11

From the Baltimore Evening News"
THE MARYLAND INsTITUTE-THE FINE OLD
BUILDING IN BRAN NEW DRESS. Persons who
have passed by the Maryland Institute lately
have been struck by the transformation in the
appearance of the building produced by the re-
painting of the entire structure in attractive and
tasteful colors. One of the officials of the Insti-
tute stated to News reporter that the renovation
of the building was accomplished by means of
the appropriation recently made by the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore. The work was
done under the personal supervision and direc-
ton of Mr.. Theodore Oster inspector of building,
and only the very best material was used. The
paint used was that manufactured by the New
Jersey Enamel Paint Company, the excellence of
which has become known to the public through
the fact that it has been also used upon the amer
lean and San buildings, Ford's Grand Opera
House, the Carrollton Hotel and many other con-
spicuous structures. Mr.. Oster was requested
by the president of the Institute and several Of
the directors to use this paint when the appro-
priation was made. He was at first disinclined
to acquiesce in the suggestion, owing to the fact
that he did not believe in ready-mixed paints
His opposition arose from the fact that he had
experienced the worthlessness of many articles
put upon the market under the name of ready
mixed paints, some of which were limitations Of
the article suggested by the Institute officials,
and none of which were satisfactory to gentle
man so thoroughly capable of judging the excel
lence OF a paint Mr. Oster- When, however,
his attention had been called to the buildings
mentioned above, and he had seen a practical
demonstration Of the qualities of this paint, he
consented, with his usual courtesy, to the wish
Of those who had urged him to use the article,
and the result has more than equalled the antici-
pations of those who had urged the use Of this
paint.
Mr. C. P. Knight, No. I'll E. Lombard street
new number), who is the general agent here
stated to NeaOs reporter that he had been SELL
ing the paint since 1871, and that in not single
instance had it failed to give satifaction to his
customers. He also stated that sample cards
showing the different colors were furnished
gratis on application to him by mail or in person
The numerous large buildings upon which the
paint has been used are an ample guarantee OF
it's exceptional merit, and it will pay anyone who
proposes to do any painting to consult Mr.. knight
before having the work done.